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K. Lien leads the race with 15 goals after 21 matches for Djurgardens IF. He is level on goals with R. Ure on 15, while P. Abraham sits 2 back on 13. At the current rate K. Lien projects to finish on around 21 for the season.

K. Lien has scored 15 goals for Djurgardens IF this season, accounting for 33% of the team's 46 league goals. The output goes well beyond a flat scoring rate. He is the player Djurgardens IF turn to in tight games and the one defenders have to pick up first. Recent goal hauls include 1 goal against Gais, 1 goal against Mjallby AIF, and 2 goals against Mjallby AIF. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. K. Lien (Djurgardens IF) on 15 goals. 2. R. Ure (IK Sirius FK) on 15 goals. 3. P. Abraham (Hammarby IF Fotboll) on 13 goals. 4. I. Bjerkebo (IK Sirius FK) on 13 goals. 5. E. Botheim (Malmo FF) on 10 goals.

Bo Åsulv Hegland of Djurgardens IF tops the assists chart with 14. V. Lind (Hammarby IF Fotboll) is next on 11, and C. Sagoe of Kalmar FF rounds out the top three on 8.

R. Ure of IK Sirius FK is the most efficient finisher in the league at 1.00 goals per 90 minutes. He has 15 goals from 1344 minutes, so volume is not the headline. The story is how rarely he wastes time on the pitch.

K. Lien is the breakout story so far. In a first season at this level he has 15 goals for Djurgardens IF, the kind of return scouts will keep on file. Defenders did not have much footage to study, and K. Lien has used that to his advantage.